Spontaneous rupture of the stomach in preschool age children: a report of two cases

The cases of two preschool-age children who suffered spontaneous gastric ruptures are reported herein. The first was a 2-year-old girl with tetralogy of Fallot, transferred to our hospital due to shock. A laparotomy was performed under the diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation, and two perforati...

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Published in:	Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 79 - 82
Main Authors:	Adachi, Y, Takamatsu, H, Noguchi, H, Tahara, H, Mukai, M, Akiyama, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan 1998
Subjects:	Child, Preschool Female Humans Japan - epidemiology Rupture, Spontaneous Stomach Rupture - epidemiology Stomach Rupture - etiology Stomach Rupture - surgery Japan
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Summary:	The cases of two preschool-age children who suffered spontaneous gastric ruptures are reported herein. The first was a 2-year-old girl with tetralogy of Fallot, transferred to our hospital due to shock. A laparotomy was performed under the diagnosis of gastrointestinal perforation, and two perforations of the posterior wall of the gastric fundus were found. The second case, a 4-year-old girl who had previously experienced an episode of gastric dilatation, was admitted to our department with abdominal distention and vomiting. An abdominal X-ray film revealed a pneumoperitoneum, and an emergency laparotomy was performed, confirming a round rupture in the posterior wall of the stomach. Both patients had a satisfactory postoperative course.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4
ISSN:	0941-1291 1436-2813
DOI:	10.1007/BF02483613